Leviticus 2:16
in Leviticus 2The priest shall then burn the memorial portion of the crushed grain and the oil, together with all its frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the bruised grain thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.
KJV
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
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This verse in Leviticus 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
green ears of corn dried by the fire
on Leviticus 2:14-16
The last form of the offering is the first of a harvest, green ears parched at the fire and corn beaten out of full ears. It is brought before the crop is in and before the year has shown what it will yield. Oil and frankincense return, the priest burns the memorial, and the chapter ends on the same handful it began with.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Made by fire - The fire denotes that fervency of spirit, which ought to be in all our religious services. Holy love is the fire, by which all our offerings must be made: else they are not of a sweet savour to God.
The priest shall burn the memorial of it,.... That which is taken out of it for a memorial, the same with the handful of fine flour and cakes of the meat offering: part of the beaten corn thereof; or that which was ground in a mill: and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; as was done in the other meat offerings: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord, see Lev 2:2.
That is not expected from green ears which one may justly look for from those that have been left to grow fully ripe. If those that are young do God's work as well as they can, they shall be accepted, though they cannot do it so well as those that are aged and experienced.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְטִ֨יר | vehiktir | and he will make smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַזְכָּרָתָ֗הּ | ʾazkaratah | memorial offering its | H234 → | 7 times |
| מִגִּרְשָׂהּ֙ | migirsah | some of groats its | H1643 → | |
| וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּ | umishamnah | and some of oil its | H8081 → | 193 times |
| עַ֖ל | ʾal | with | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| לְבֹנָתָ֑הּ | levonatah | frankincense its | H3828 → | 21 times |
| אִשֶּׁ֖ה | ʾisheh | a fire offering | H801 → | 65 times |
| לַיהוָֽה׃ פ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהִקְטִ֨ירand he will make smoke
vehiktirH6999 →116 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַזְכָּרָתָ֗הּmemorial offering its
ʾazkaratahH234 →7 times
מִגִּרְשָׂהּ֙some of groats its
migirsahH1643 →
וּמִשַּׁמְנָ֔הּand some of oil its
umishamnahH8081 →193 times
עַ֖לwith
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
לְבֹנָתָ֑הּfrankincense its
levonatahH3828 →21 times
אִשֶּׁ֖הa fire offering
ʾishehH801 →65 times
לַיהוָֽה׃ פto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
it leads to
- Luke 4:18–19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Luke 7:22
So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and…
- Isaiah 42:7
to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
- Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- Luke 4:18–19
Through
Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…
it leads to
- Luke 22:41–44
And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
- Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Mark 14:32–39
Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
- Luke 22:41–44
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.